If You Were Defending Yourself And/or Your Child...

[Deleted member 22461]

I was reading an article my brother in law sent me earlier about a woman who incapacitated a rapist by squeezing his testicles...upon stripping himself naked, the rapist had given a list of activities he'd like performed before reassuring that she'll be killed afterwards....The woman squeezed and dragged him by his testicles around her house to the point that he collapsed in pain, he was later arrested and sentenced to 25 years in prison.

If you and/or your child were in a situation of being attacked by a rapist and you managed to grab a hold of his testicles, what would you have done?

What effects do you think this will have on your attacker?

 

[DharmaGirl]

I would have squeezed and twisted them. Then I would have called the police but kept them squeezed so the loss of blood might cause them to die. Yep, I will unload his weapon for him.

 

[nursenurse]

Odd question, because I would not give a rat's arse about the attacker. I think most of us would have done what we needed to do to get away.

 

[keifer]

Tear them off? Takes only 5 pounds of force.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

Yeah, but hurt him beyond just pain and you'd be the one on trial! (Sad, and not entirely untrue! Crazier things have happened). But, I'd do whatever I could to get out of the situation. I have NO idea if I'd fight, flight or freeze!

 

[fly away home]

I did freeze. Always thought I'd fight like hell but I froze. Hate myself for that because I think it wouldn't have happened if I knew how to be strong.

So now, if I were in a similar situation I have no idea what I'd do.

 

[nursenurse]

FAH, don't put yourself down. Would have, could have, should have. If I had even thought of the smallest thing I could have done in the tiniest element of my life, things would have been different, life would be different. We are who we are. Don't hate yourself for something that you had no control of at the time. Whatever bad act it was, you did not initiate it, you did not make or let it happen. Your survival response may have been different from what was posted here. But you are still here too, and there is gratitude for that.

 

[therapybankrupt]

There should be a warning for triggers on this! It is very confusing on what is the purpose of this post. Yet I see the response of fly away home and I am sure @sandra063 you did not intend to get this response.

@fly away home you did the best with your situation. It is not your fault! Please be kind to yourself!
tb

 

[nursenurse]

I still think it was an odd question.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

@therapybankrupt

Unless the rules recently changed, we aren't supposed to use trigger warnings.

 

[therapybankrupt]

@Solara thanks for update. I have seen it in the past in posts and did not catch the change.

 

[nursenurse]

I am leery about this question, so I am begging off.